Warwickshire Ladies upset the form book to win the national Johns Trophy inter-county championship with a 126-107 final victory over Devon. It was the county's first success since 1967.

Playing at Royal Leamington BC the county returned four winning cards in their 19 shots triumph with their highest rink victors being Jean Clinton, Pat Bonser, Audrey Cox and Chris Grigg who finished 30-13 ahead.

On the debit side Pat Dahlgren, Jenny Williams, Rita Hemmings and Jenny Corn lost 16-15, and Mary Entwistle, Sylvia Bourton, Chris Wooldhead and Liz Chedgzoy finished on the wrong side of 27-11 scoreline.

Avenue Leamington's Simon Gilbert won five games at Worthing over the weekend to become the new England junior singles champion, Thornfield's Brian Lever bowed out of the champion of champions singles with a 21-16 first round defeat, and Thornfield's Matt Lever, Dave Furness, Colin Hall and Graham Howes lost 21-16 in the first round of the fours.